The 34-year-old Czech Republic international has been at the Gunners since 2006.

Rosicky was restricted to just six Premier League starts last season for the Gunners, but has been an excellent servant for the club.

Patrick Berger was my favourite!

Tomas Rosicky

And when asked which former Premier League hero inspired him, Rosicky told FourFourTwo: "Before I came to Arsenal? That’s a long time ago! [Laughs] In the Czech Republic when I was small there was a regime, so I couldn’t really watch foreign games.

"My first memories of English football would have been Euro 96.

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Tomas Rosicky in action for Arsenal

"I would say my first real heroes would have been the Czech footballers in that year.

"Patrick Berger was my favourite! He soon came to Liverpool, and that’s how I started watching the Premier League. I also really liked Vladimir Smicer."